योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-59

यस्य वृद्धस्य तत्सर्वं कलत्रं मृत्युराच्छिनत् ।
अद्रेः पुष्पफलोपेतं दावो वनमिवानलः ॥ ५९ ॥

yasya vṛddhasya tatsarvaṃ kalatraṃ mṛtyurācchinat ,
adreḥ puṣpaphalopetaṃ dāvo vanamivānalaḥ 59

59. yasya vṛddhasya tat sarvam kalatram mṛtyuḥ ācchinat
adreḥ puṣpa-phala-upetam vanam iva dāvaḥ analaḥ

59. मृत्युः यस्य वृद्धस्य तत् सर्वम् कलत्रम् आच्छिनत्,
अद्रेः पुष्पफलोपेतम् वनम् दावः अनलः इव ।

59. Death snatched away that entire family of his, the old man, just as a forest fire, a raging fire, consumes a mountain forest adorned with flowers and fruits.

59. את כל משפחתו ואשתו של אותו זקן גזל המוות, כמו שרפת יער המכלכלת יער עמוס פרחים ופירות על צלע ההר.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - his (whose, of which)

• वृद्धस्य (vṛddhasya) - of the old man (Kaṭaṃja) (of the old man, of the aged one)

• तत् (tat) - that (entire) (that, it)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (all, entire, whole)

• कलत्रम् (kalatram) - family (referring to the extended family from previous verse) (wife, family, household, private parts)

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death (personified) (death, Death (personified))

• आच्छिनत् (ācchinat) - snatched away (snatched away, cut off, severed)

• अद्रेः (adreḥ) - of a mountain (of a mountain, of a rock)

• पुष्प-फल-उपेतम् (puṣpa-phala-upetam) - adorned with flowers and fruits (endowed with flowers and fruits)

• वनम् (vanam) - forest (forest, wood, grove)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• दावः (dāvaḥ) - a forest fire (forest fire, conflagration)

• अनलः (analaḥ) - a raging fire (fire, Agni (god of fire))

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - his (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

वृद्धस्य (vṛddhasya) - of the old man (Kaṭaṃja) (of the old man, of the aged one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased, wise, respected

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vṛdh' (to grow, increase)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun: 'of the old one'

तत् (tat) - that (entire) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to kalatra, hence neuter

सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (all, entire, whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'kalatram'

कलत्रम् (kalatram) - family (referring to the extended family from previous verse) (wife, family, household, private parts)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kalatra

kalatra - wife, family, household, private parts

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death (personified) (death, Death (personified))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, demise, end, Yama (god of death)

From root 'mṛ' (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

आच्छिनत् (ācchinat) - snatched away (snatched away, cut off, severed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of chid

Imperfect Active, 3rd singular

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular of 'chid' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: chid (class 7)

अद्रेः (adreḥ) - of a mountain (of a mountain, of a rock)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of adri

adri - mountain, rock, stone

पुष्प-फल-उपेतम् (puṣpa-phala-upetam) - adorned with flowers and fruits (endowed with flowers and fruits)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣpa-phala-upeta

puṣpa-phala-upeta - provided with flowers and fruits

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṣpa+phala+upeta)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• upeta – endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of, approached
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'upa'
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'

वनम् (vanam) - forest (forest, wood, grove)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket, collection of trees

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

दावः (dāvaḥ) - a forest fire (forest fire, conflagration)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāva

dāva - forest fire, conflagration, a forest

अनलः (analaḥ) - a raging fire (fire, Agni (god of fire))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, Agni, god of fire, gastric fire

Lit. 'not enough', as fire is never satisfied

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